{"id":2966,"date":"2017-12-07T14:59:23","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T22:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iheartplacer.com\/?p=2966"},"modified":"2017-12-07T15:17:17","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T23:17:17","slug":"interstate-80-highway-65-interchange-expansion-set-to-begin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iheartplacer.com\/blog\/interstate-80-highway-65-interchange-expansion-set-to-begin","title":{"rendered":"Interstate 80\/Highway 65 interchange expansion set to begin"},"content":{"rendered":"
The heavily used Interstate 80\/Highway 65 interchange is about to kick off the first phase of expansion improvements thanks to a project by the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency (PCTPA) .<\/p>\n
The project, which is expected to reduce traffic build up on Interstate 80, includes a third lane on northbound Highway 65 from Interstate 80 to Pleasant Grove Boulevard, and improvements to the Galleria Boulevard\/Stanford Ranch Road interchange. The PCTPA and its partners utilized\u00a0several funding sources to complete the $50 million first phase<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Interstate 80\/Highway 65 interchange was constructed in the mid-1980s when Placer County’s population was much smaller (136,000). Today, the population is around 380,000<\/a> and the PCTPA estimates that nearly 210,000 vehicles utilize the interchange every day.<\/p>\n A groundbreaking ceremony<\/a> for the first phase of the project will take place at Destiny Christian Church (6900 Destiny Drive, Rocklin<\/a>) in Rocklin on Dec. 13 at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n According to the PCTPA, other local funding sources will need to be secured to move forward on future phases of improvements.<\/p>\n